Insight ReportUS Consumer Tracker: Consumers Spend Stimulus Checks on Bills and Essentials (Select Findings) Coresight Research February 15, 2021 Reasons to ReadThis report provides select findings from Coresight Research’s February 8 survey of US consumers on their behaviors and expectations, with a focus on implications for retailers. This week, we discuss how consumers have spent or plan to spend their second stimulus checks and what public places consumers are avoiding. This report is available for free and can be accessed by registering for a free account. We highlight selected findings from our weekly survey across three key topics: How consumers have spent or plan to spend their second stimulus checks What activities consumers have done in the past two weeks Which retailers consumers bought food and nonfood products from Our full report is available to premium subscribers and includes further findings on shoppers’ current online spending habits and the retailers they shopped at. Click here to view all of our weekly survey reports. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Shoptalk Spring 2026: Day 2— AI, Fulfillment, Marketing and Brand Strategy Take Center StageWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 4: Store Closures Near 2,100 in the USAnalyst Corner: How Is AI Shaping MarTech?—Transforming Your Strategy via Agentic AI, with Manik BhatiaAgentic Commerce: The Next Frontier of Consumer-Led Retail: Insights Presented at CMA|SIMA